...downfall. Although Ponyboy is usually seen as the hero in The Outsiders, Johnny is the most heroic character in my opinion. He was willing to sacrifice his life in order to save multiple lives in a burning church. As a result, he was nearly killed because of a falling pillar that hit his back. Johnny is selfless, loyal, and daring. One quality Johnny shows in The Outsiders is selflessness. He displays this trait when he saves the children from the burning church. The children are stuck inside the church while it burns down, and Johnny immediately goes to save them. Ponyboy also saves the children, but he sees something different in Johnny which represents his selflessness: “I blinked myself-- Johnny wasn't behaving at all like his old self... I caught one quick look at his face; it was red marked from falling embers and sweat streaked, but he grinned at...
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... He lost his parents in an auto wreck accident. He lost his close friend, Johnny in a church fire. Ponyboy also lost Dallas, a member in his gang in police chase. He had lost everyone close to him except his brothers and part of his gang. He tries different strategies to cope with their deaths. After Johnny’s and Dallas’ death Pony was in denial. He convinced himself that they were not dead. He thought to himself “That still body back in the hospital wasn't Johnny. Johnny was somewhere else-maybe asleep in the lot, or playing the pinball machine in the bowling alley, or sitting on the back steps of the church in Windriville. I’d go home and walk by the lot, and Johnny would be sitting on the curb smoking a cigarette, and maybe we’d lie on our backs and watch the stars. He isn’t dead.”-The Outsiders Ponyboy was in such disbelief. He was in shock, because he never thought Johnny would die so soon. He not believing that Johnny was dead made him feel better. When Dally die he just thought...
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...The One and Only Johnny Think of your best friend and make that person ten times better; that is Johnny. In The Outsiders , by S.E. Hinton, Johnny is a boy who has a rough life. His mom and dad are abusive to him, and he is now living with his buddies. Johnny learns that he needs not to count every day, but to make every day count. In this novel Johnny is timid, though brave and protective, characteristics which he displays throughout his tragically short life. “If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny”(Hinton 11). Johnny is timid because he has been beaten by his own parents and the Socs. The Socs beat him because he was a greaser, the opposite of the...
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...The character Johnny from the book, The Outsiders is courageous because he helped his friends out through all the hard times. On top of that, he sacrificed his life for children while saving them in a burning church. The book The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, tells the story of 14 year old Ponyboy Curtis. According to him, there are two types of people in the world, the Greasers and the Socials. The story follows Ponyboy and his gang of “Greasers through the conflicts with social separation and conflict by rich kids called “Socs.” “He had big black eyes in a dark tanned face; his hair was jet black and heavily greased and combed to the side.” is a quote that Ponyboy said on page 11, which shows that Johnny was courageous. In the beginning...
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...The Outsiders Essay There were various types of characters displayed in this book that acted differently than the others. The characters I liked best were Johnny and Dally. Even though Johnny was a Greaser and had seen many people get hurt, he still hated the fighting and was quiet most of the time when it came to standing up to the other Greasers and Socs. He was the one everybody in their gang would want to take care of because of how fragile he was from what was happening with his parents and when he got jumped by some Socs when he was alone. After all that was happening to him and no matter how scared he was, he was still trying to be brave with Ponyboy since he was the youngest and they were all alone having to rely on each other for almost a week. Dally was my other favorite because he didn’t show it many times in front of people, but he truly loved and treasured Johnny like a brother and would do anything to help him or keep his spirits up. It wasn’t until Johnny died that Dally had showed how much he cherished Johnny and that the pain and guilt was too much that he would rather endanger himself enough to die such a tragic death. On the outside he looked like a regular cold and hostile Greaser, but on the inside he was a man who sincerely cared for all the boys...
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...In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny Cade encounters numerous challenges that he must overcome. Though he is thought to be timid and jumpy, Johnny doesn’t shy away from solving his problems, no matter how substantial or insignificant. For example, when Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally go to a drive-in theater, Dally starts harassing a girl named Cherry Valance. Johnny leaves to get a soda after Dally says something especially inappropriate, but when he gets back, Dally is continuing to bother Cherry and tries to put his arm around her. However, Johnny does not let this happen, and “ … Johnny reached over and stopped him. ‘Leave her alone, Dally.’ … It had taken more than nerve to say what he’d said to Dally -- Johnny worshiped the ground Dallas...
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...In the story The Outsiders, Johnny kills a Soc named Bob, and Johnny and Ponyboy run away and hide out in an abandoned church. This was a good choice because if they hadn’t left, something bad could’ve happened. Some people may disagree, because Johnny said in the book “ I’ve got a good chance of bein’ let off easy.” “I ain’t got no record with the fuzz and it was self-defense”. This is not a good reason for them to stay because it may have been in self defence, but it still counts as murder. Leaving to Windrixville was a good idea because killed a Soc which can be counted as murder which is definitely against the law and like Ponyboy said, they could get throw in an electric chair for it. If they had stayed there as if nothing happened,...
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...In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton the two characters Dally and Johnny have many differences but many similarities as well. The character Dally is mean and criminal like. While the character Johnny is quiet. ………………………………………………………. The characters Johnny and Dally have many similarities for example both Johnny and Dally have abusive or neglectful parents. Dally’s parents neglect him and don't care where he is or how he is doing. In the book when Johnny was asking if his parents were looking for him after they ran away Dally said “shoot, my old man don’t give a hang if i’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in the gutter. That don’t bother me none.”(88) in anger questioning why Johnny wants to know if they cared. Similarly Johnny also has neglectful and abusive parents who beat him or yell at him every time he comes home. Ponyboy felt sympathy for Johnny and described “His father was always beating him up, and his mother ignored him, except when she was hacked off at something”(12) but Johnny liked when that happened because it was the only time either of his parents noticed him. Both the...
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...I couldn’t handle Darry hollering at me like that. I was shocked to see that Darry would do something like that. I’m glad that Dally kept his trap shut. I knew where Johnny was and I took him, told him we were leaving. He just went along with me. We ran out and went hiding somewhere. At that moment, I absolutely hated Darry. I wanted to run so far away that you couldn’t see me from the top of a building. I didn’t care if he meant it or not, at that moment. I promise you that I’ll come back soon, I just need some time to cool off. Johnny considered turning ourselves in, but I told him that we aren’t and made sure of it. As for the killing of Bob (the Soc), I believe that Johnny had all the reasons to do it. He was drunk and tried to drown...
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...During the reading of “The Outsiders,” written by S.E. Hinton, I automatically felt a connection with Johnny Cade, a greaser who was friends with the main character - Ponyboy. Johnny had a pretty rough life which is made obvious throughout the book. About 4 months before the book begins, Johnny is critically beaten up by a group of Socs which had left him jittery and on edge. That’s not all Johnny has faced with the Socs, however, he has also killed one when the same group tried to drown Ponyboy. Johnny is in a stage of being nervous all the time and carries a blade with him everywhere. A blade that he’ll eventually have to use to protect himself and Ponyboy. However, Johnny is not a wanted criminal, in the eyes of many he is a hero. Most importantly, Johnny is first described as “The gangs pet.” Or “A little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times.” Johnny has had it rough since the beginning. Johnnys parents are viewed as uncaring and unloving. Which is why Johnny basically did anything he wanted because his parents wouldn’t care. He stayed away from home a lot, often sleeping in vacant lots or at Ponyboys house. On top of that, Johnny was severely beaten by a group of Socs last spring. This led to PTSD and fear, and this fear would lead to him potentially killing a Soc....
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...be so opposite and similar at the same time? Such as two friends who act different but have the same past. Dally and Johnny from the book “ The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton are two examples of people who are completely opposite but share common traits and actions. Johnny and Dally are uniquely similar that both share neglectful and abusive parents. Dally was born and raised on the streets. He never had a good influence growing up or an adult to give him boundaries. Ponyboy refers to Dally’s life as “ … in jail at the age of ten… Dally growing up in the streets.” (90)Dally only has the streets to look to when he needs help or guidance because his parents never gave him the parent attention he needed. Similarly , Johnny had abusive parents and never received attention. Johnny’s mother would always...
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...period The Outsiders The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is "[A] classic coming-of-age book"(Philadelphia Daily News) about 3 brothers in a gang that have to go through life with many obstacles in their way. This book is written by a fifteen year old girl named S.E. Hinton. She wrote the book about what was going on in her life. This novel is about two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are from the east side of town and are known as hoods. The Greasers have long, greasy hair and are poor. The Socs are from the west side of town. The Socs wear nice clothes and are smart. The Socs are also the rich people. Many characters in The Outsiders lean on each other for support while showing loyalty, kindness, and moral courage toward each other....
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...Why do things change? In “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, the theme of the book is that “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77). This means that things do not last forever. Johnny, Ponyboy, and Randy all learn this lesson in different ways. Johnny learns “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77) in many ways. First, it states, “I never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until you kept reminding me about them,” (78). When Johnny took the time to think about colors like Ponyboy had mentioned, he realized that “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (77). The colors of the clouds were seldom golden, and when it was it lasted only but a short period of time. Before Ponyboy showed Johnny the good he saw in sunsets and colors, he was just another greaser boy who lived by the stereotype. After Pony pointed out to Johnny all the interesting things he thinks about, not only was their relationship stronger, but Johnny’s thoughts were too. Next, it...
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...The outsiders is a book about two juvenile gangs. The lower class are the Greasers from the east side and the upper class are the Socs who are from the west side. This story takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960's. Ponyboy Curtis and his two brothers Darry Curtis and Sodapop Curtis are living on their own because their parents recently died in a car accident. Ponyboy was leaving to the movies when a group of gang, the Socs jumped him. His two brothers Sodapop and Darry rescued him from the Socs. Two bit Matthews, Ponyboy, and Johnny walk Cherry Valance and Marcia back home that are from the Socs. They realize that Cherry is nothing like the Socs they had met before. Bob and randy that are from the Socs sees them and thinks that the...
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...strength. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton one of the characters, Ponyboy Curtis, showed heroism. Ponyboy showed heroism when he saved kids from a burning church. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy showed a lot of heroism and gallantry. Ponyboy Curtis, from The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, was heroic. Ponyboy is in a group called the Greasers, which is one of two groups in the book. These two groups are called the Greasers and the Socs. In The Outsiders Ponyboy is with Johnny Cade, another Greaser, when they are jumped by a small group of Socs. The Socs hurt the two Greasers and then start drowning Ponyboy. Johnny, however, kills one of the Socs to get them to stop torturing them. Ponyboy and Johnny end up running away after killing the Soc and finally take refuge in an old abandoned church. When Johnny and Ponyboy were living in the church, after running away when they killed a...
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